Dromadidae
E694240
Dromadidae is a small bird family best known for the crab-plover, a distinctive shorebird of coastal regions around the Indian Ocean.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
offshore islands
ⓘ
sandy coastal areas ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closestRelatives |
Charadriidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glareolidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | crab-plover family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Dromas ardeola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Arabian Peninsula coasts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Africa coasts ⓘ Indian Ocean coasts NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia coasts ⓘ Southeast Asia coasts ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | specialized crab predator ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | white eggs ⓘ |
| eggIncubationBehavior | both parents incubate ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
probing for prey
ⓘ
shoreline foraging ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal regions
ⓘ
coral islands ⓘ mudflats ⓘ sandy shores ⓘ |
| hasOnlySpecies | Dromas ardeola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeSpecies | crab-plover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMonotypic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| morphologicalCharacteristic |
black-and-white plumage
ⓘ
long legs ⓘ partially webbed feet ⓘ strong heavy bill ⓘ |
| namedAfterGenus | Dromas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestType | burrow nests ⓘ |
| numberOfGenera | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpecies | 1 ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| rangeType | Old World coasts ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
BirdLife International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clements Checklist of Birds of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ IOC World Bird List NERFINISHED ⓘ International Ornithologists Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | colonial nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typicalDiet |
crabs
ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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